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 cahillscornerflag
Senior User  Location: Camelford, Cornwall. Registered: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 587 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Hello chaps, as above really. I've searched but can't find anything that provides a guide on how to do this. Is it easy to do? I guess they're a fairly cheap diy job?________________________________________ '00 Astor Grey GTi-6 - Regretfully sold!'89 Onyx Black 205 GTi 1.6 |
 Posted 16th Oct 2009 at 01:31
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adam b
Seasoned Pro  Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Very easy indeed.1. Wheel off 2. Undo bolt behind the brake disc holding the wishbone and hub together 16/17mm 3. Undo 3x bolts holding on the balljoint to the wishbone. Star key top, 16mm under. 4. Refit is the reverse of removal  ________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 16th Oct 2009 at 01:53
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d_p
Senior User  Location: Bournemouth Registered: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 534 Status: Offline |
Post #3
what is the sign of broken ball joint ? as im thinking to replace all the suspension thingy________________________________________ 1998 GTi 6 - Black > Sold |
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Posted 16th Oct 2009 at 02:37
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rich-6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bottoming out! Registered: 06 May 2007 Posts: 5,306 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Grab wheel and 12 and 6 o'clock and feel for play, Normally you get a knocking noise to accompany it and creaking at slow speeds turning the wheel.I've just had a proper job with a pinch bolt on one of mine 50k siezed solid, Other sides exactly the same windygun wouldnt move the pinch bolt so figured i'd just leave that side til it went  Its going to need some heat, Lots of heat  ________________________________________  RIP Pete Sims |
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Posted 16th Oct 2009 at 02:41
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d_p
Senior User Location: Bournemouth Registered: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 534 Status: Offline |
Post #5
rich-6 wrote: Grab wheel and 12 and 6 o'clock and feel for play, Normally you get a knocking noise to accompany it and creaking at slow speeds turning the wheel. I've just had a proper job with a pinch bolt on one of mine 50k siezed solid, Other sides exactly the same windygun wouldnt move the pinch bolt so figured i'd just leave that side til it went Its going to need some heat, Lots of heat many thanks, will have a check tomorrow. just feeling something not right at the front, hate it  ________________________________________ 1998 GTi 6 - Black > Sold |
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Posted 16th Oct 2009 at 02:43
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cahillscornerflag
Senior User Location: Camelford, Cornwall. Registered: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 587 Status: Offline |
Post #6
adam b wrote: Very easy indeed. 1. Wheel off 2. Undo bolt behind the brake disc holding the wishbone and hub together 16/17mm 3. Undo 3x bolts holding on the balljoint to the wishbone. Star key top, 16mm under. 4. Refit is the reverse of removal Cheers fella. ________________________________________ '00 Astor Grey GTi-6 - Regretfully sold!'89 Onyx Black 205 GTi 1.6 |
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Posted 16th Oct 2009 at 04:39
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cwspellowe
Seasoned Pro  Location: Calderbank Registered: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 6,496 Status: Offline |
Post #7
d_p wrote: rich-6 wrote: Grab wheel and 12 and 6 o'clock and feel for play, Normally you get a knocking noise to accompany it and creaking at slow speeds turning the wheel. I've just had a proper job with a pinch bolt on one of mine 50k siezed solid, Other sides exactly the same windygun wouldnt move the pinch bolt so figured i'd just leave that side til it went Its going to need some heat, Lots of heat many thanks, will have a check tomorrow. just feeling something not right at the front, hate it I could tell mine was totally f*cked, as when cruising at motorway speed the car swayed as soon as there was a slight turn in the road. Felt like it was going to snap out of control, when i took it off the ball almost fell out of the socket... ________________________________________ Bye bye Sundance Kid |
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Posted 16th Oct 2009 at 04:52
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anth
Seasoned Pro  Location: Colchester Registered: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 3,651 Status: Offline |
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cahillscornerflag wrote: adam b wrote: Very easy indeed. 1. Wheel off 2. Undo bolt behind the brake disc holding the wishbone and hub together 16/17mm 3. Undo 3x bolts holding on the balljoint to the wishbone. Star key top, 16mm under. 4. Refit is the reverse of removal Cheers fella. By a ball joint folk (cheap) so you can seperate the ball joint from the hub after you have undone the bolts. |
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Posted 17th Oct 2009 at 21:10
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buzzbrightyear
Seasoned Pro  Location: hiding all receipts for car Registered: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 11,901 Status: Offline |
Post #9
dont forget to refit the ball joint heat shield!!________________________________________ andrew315rawson@live.co.ukMoonstone phase 7 gti6 My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1 |
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Posted 17th Oct 2009 at 21:19
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wiz
Newbie  Location: Beverley Registered: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 17 Status: Offline |
Post #10
Just did this job on the ns joint. Realy would have been easier with an extra pair of hands. Be carefull when pulling the hub about - quite a bit of my new gear oil is now on the drive |
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Posted 7th May 2010 at 23:43
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smighall
Smeg-all  Location: b*tching and Whinging Registered: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 10,012 Status: Offline |
Post #11
adam b wrote: Very easy indeed. 1. Wheel off 2. Undo bolt behind the brake disc holding the wishbone and hub together 16/17mm 3. Undo 3x bolts holding on the balljoint to the wishbone. Star key top, 16mm under. 4. Refit is the reverse of removal Above works spot on 80% of the time. I've had wishbones in the past where the ball joints were held on with large rivets that need grinding off. If that's the case then you need to go buy the bolts and nuts before doing it. ________________________________________  Seat Leon Cupra FR / 306 GTI6 / Breaking 205 GTI6 / Caterham 7 / Mercedes Sprinter 311CDI LWB Sold: Fisher Fury - Laguna DCI Estate - P1 306 XSI - E30 BMW 325i Baur Convertible - Daihatsu Fourtack - Suzuki GSXR600 - 205 Rallye |
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Posted 7th May 2010 at 23:55
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smegal
Seasoned Pro  Location: Leeds Registered: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 5,940 Status: Offline |
Post #12
smighall wrote: adam b wrote: Very easy indeed. 1. Wheel off 2. Undo bolt behind the brake disc holding the wishbone and hub together 16/17mm 3. Undo 3x bolts holding on the balljoint to the wishbone. Star key top, 16mm under. 4. Refit is the reverse of removal Above works spot on 80% of the time. I've had wishbones in the past where the ball joints were held on with large rivets that need grinding off. If that's the case then you need to go buy the bolts and nuts before doing it. Don't the new joints come with the bolts? ________________________________________ Ex SC-6Now in a Megane R26 |
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Posted 8th May 2010 at 00:15
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oldbrownshoe
Seasoned Pro  Location: Holon Israel Registered: 08 Aug 2008 Posts: 1,795 Status: Offline |
Post #13
no,but the real issue here is the nylock nuts , you'll have to replace them with new ones. no need to replace the bolts , if it's not damaged. ________________________________________ French military victories?Did you mean French military defeats? |
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Posted 8th May 2010 at 18:05
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wiz
Newbie Location: Beverley Registered: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 17 Status: Offline |
Post #14
My Joint from ECP (lemforder) came with a complete set of new bolts. torx ones as original. Problem i had was getting the bit and socket on them from above with the driveshaft in the way. Trying to hold the tox bit above and the socket underneath and pull the wishbone down with two hands was difficult. |
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Posted 8th May 2010 at 18:52
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